Al-Qaida asks Iraqis in embattled city for support

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Published 9:30 am, Thursday, January 16, 2014

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A man reads a pamphlet issued by al-Qaida-linked militants in Fallujah, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. Members of al-Qaida's local franchise handed out pamphlets urging residents in the western city of Fallujah to take up arms and back the militants in their weeks-long fight against Iraqi troops as clashes raged on around the city, residents said Thursday. (AP Photo)

A man reads a pamphlet issued by al-Qaida-linked militants in Fallujah, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. Members of al-Qaida's local franchise handed out pamphlets urging residents in the western city of Fallujah

A man reads a pamphlet issued by al-Qaida-linked militants in Fallujah, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. Members of al-Qaida's local franchise handed out pamphlets urging residents in the western city of Fallujah to take up arms and back the militants in their weeks-long fight against Iraqi troops as clashes raged on around the city, residents said Thursday. (AP Photo)